Gonorrhoea - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2023
For 2023, 96 969 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported in 28 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries, with a crude notification rate of 25.0 cases per 100 000 population, representing a 31% increase in the crude notification rate compared with 2022. Increases were seen in almost all age groups and among men who have sex with men (MSM) as well as heterosexual men and women.
Executive summary
• Between 2014 and 2023, the notification rate increased by 321%.
• The gonorrhoea notification rate for the EU/EEA in 2023 is the highest recorded since European surveillance of sexually transmitted infections began in 2009.
• National rates of reported gonorrhoea infection varied considerably across the EU/EEA in 2023, from less than one case to more than 122 cases per 100 000 population.
• Age-specific rates for women were highest among those aged 20−24 years (72 cases per 100 000 population) and for men aged 25−34 years (131 cases per 100 000 population).
• MSM accounted for more than half of the reported cases (58%) in 2023.
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